Donna Vekic vs Aryna Sabalenka — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
CRO#39WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$732kYTD
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024 ·
hard
BLR2#1WTA
2220ELO
2201Hard ELO
$5.1MYTD
28 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWL
Vekic D.6-7 6-3 6-0
Sabalenka A.
Vekic D.
6662
Sabalenka A.
7301
Donna Vekic defeated Aryna Sabalenka 6-7 6-3 6-0 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Aryna Sabalenka came in ranked #1, defending last year's quarter-final. Donna Vekic extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Donna Vekic dropped the opening set before beating Aryna Sabalenka 6–7 6–3 6–0.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2022-10-10 | San Diego | QF | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 6-7 6-1 |
| 2021-07-24 | Tokyo Olympics | R32 | hard | Donna Vekic | 6-4 3-6 7-6 |
| 2019-07-29 | San Jose | SF | hard | Aryna Sabalenka | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Even
3.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (128 vs 191). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
34
100
Break points saved·Dominant
34
93
Break points won·Slight edge
91
99
Deciding sets·Dominant
38
97
Tiebreaks·Dominant
11
100
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
84
58
Vekic D.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 35 games (7d) · Sabalenka A.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 87 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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